Duwenbeek
| Location | On the island of Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,  Germany |
|---|---|
| Reference no. | DE: 967712 |
| Length | 20 km |
| Source | near Bergen auf Rügen 54°25′28″N 13°25′21″E / 54.424556°N 13.422528°ECoordinates: 54°25′28″N 13°25′21″E / 54.424556°N 13.422528°E |
| Source height | 25 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | In the Koselower See 54°28′44″N 13°16′04″E / 54.478778°N 13.267889°E |
| Mouth height | 0 m above sea level (NN) |
| Descent | 25 m |
| Left tributaries | Lanzengraben |
| Cities | keine |
| Large towns | keine |
| Small towns | Bergen |
| Villages | Parchtitz, Kluis, Trent and Gingst |
| Navigable | no |
The Duwenbeek is the largest stream on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. The stream originates on the northern edge of the borough of Bergen auf Rügen, flows around the Nonnensee on its eastern side and empties into the bay of Koselower See in front of the island of Ummanz and hence into the Baltic. It flows through the Rügen municipalities of Bergen auf Rügen, Parchtitz and Kluis and forms parts of the boundaries of the municipalities of Bergen, Trent and Gingst.
Renaturalisation
On the occasion of the world fair, Expo 2000, the project "Habitats - The Duwenbeek Project" (Lebensräume - Das Duwenbeek-Projekt), which envisaged the renaturalisation of the stream, was born. Elements of this project were the reflooding of the Nonnensee, the establishment of a wetpark at Herrenhaus in Boldevitz and a stone embankment to reduce the velocity of the stream in the reed belt of the Koselower See.
See also
External links
- Pressemitteilung des Landkreises Rügen zum EXPO-Projekt Lebensräume - Das Duwenbeek-Projekt (dated 23 September 1999)